Rolls-Royce Begins Brewster Ford Based Car Line
Brewster and Company, a Rolls-Royce subsidiary, starts production of a new car on a converted Ford chassis with a Ford V8 engine. Priced around 3500 dollars, the car targets the affordable luxury field, featuring a 127 inch wheel base and a striking cabriolet design. The Springfield plant builds the cabriolet now, with plans for additional models under license from Rolls-Royce England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster and Company, Incorporated
Rolls-Royce of America, Incorporated
Brewster
Rude Auto Company
J S. Inskip
Rolls-Royce
Inskip
Springfield
Mass
Rolls-Royce Company
Springfeld
Rolls-Royce Company of England
Plymouth Unveils De Luxe Town Sedan Model
Plymouth Motor Corp announces a new De Luxe Town Sedan built on a Plymouth chassis. The four-door four-window, close-coupled, large car rides on a 114 inch wheelbase and reflects dealer demand for a stylish, smart model. The Detroit release markets it as the smartest Plymouth sedan yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Detroit
Plymouth Motor Corporation
Plymouth town sedan showcases new interior and colors
The built-in trunk remains standard with new upholstery and interior appointments. The model comes in four colors black fisherman blue palm beach gray and gunmetal and features the 77 horsepower engine with floating mountings for a smooth ride. It emphasizes safety with an all steel body hydraulic brakes and a rigid X-type frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Chrysler Motors
Notice of Claims for Cedar Rapids National Bank
Treasury Department notice requires all creditors to file claims against The Cedar Rapids National Bank in Cedar Rapids Iowa with Receiver Robert & Cook within three months from February 2 1934 or claims may be disallowed. Comptroller T O Connor signs the notice.
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Treasury Department
Comptroller of the Currency
Washington
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Robert
New LaSalle Keeps Cadillac Plant in Heavy LaSalle Production
Detroit Cadillac factory runs flat out on LaSalle production for three months as orders surge. General sales manager J C Chick says daily output reaches about 85 cars, with plans to speed up to meet demand for the new upper medium price LaSalle. Plant production also catches up with Cadillac V-8 orders and deliveries resume nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
LaSalle
Cadillac
J. C Chick
Chick
Dodge Truck Deliveries Rise Sharply Amid Demand For Modern Motors
Detroit. Dodge Brothers reports a surge in truck deliveries with 7400 units sold in the first eleven weeks of 1934, up from 919 in the same period in 1933. The week ending March 17 saw 952 Dodge commercial cars and trucks as dealer demand grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Dodge
J D. Burke
Dodge Brothers Corporation
Burke
Sunnybank Chips the Car Guarded Terrier and Rat Killer
Bert Payson Terhune recalls Sunnybank Chips a six month old Irish terrier who looked like the Chips from his dog stories She becomes a car guarding watchdog and rat killer while forming bonds with the household and puppies at Sunnybank in 1934.
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Chips
Robert L. Dickey
Chipa
Dickey
Sunnybank
Old Mill
Bay One
American Kennel Club
Graham-Paige Boosts Output to Meet Surging Orders
Graham-Paige Motors reports February and March orders surpass January 1934 records with a 400 percent rise in foreign orders over last year. A. I. Philp states production will rise for Graham cars as demand stays high. March marks the third consecutive production increase at the Detroit plant.
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Detroit
Graham-Paige Motors Corporation
A. I. Philp
Philp
Walkerville
Ont
Noanada
Lad
Graham
Reo Bus, Truck Shipments Rise in Early 1934
Reo Motor Car reports first quarter 1934 truck and bus shipments up sharply from 1933. Elijah Paxson notes January shipments reached 189 percent, February 302 percent, and March 591 percent of the prior year with first quarter total at 335 percent. Buy ers focus on long term cost over initial price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reo Motor Car Company
Elijah G. Poxson
Couny
Paxson
Reo
Consid
Tuey Realige
Ree
Local Business Directory Fragments Include Cedar Rapids Firms
A fragmented OCR list shows numerous Cedar Rapids and regional company names across diverse sectors including lighting, hardware, transport, insurance, manufacturing, and groceries. The roster includes Iowa Electric Light and Power Co, International Harvester, Mutual Liability Insurance, Lagomarcino-Grape Co, Three Minute Cereals Co, and many others, with no clear narrative context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Co
International Harvester Company of America
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co
Iowa Machine Co
Iowa Manufacturing Co
Iowa Milling Co
Et Mutual Liability Insurance
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Ford Motor
Ford
Associated Press
Chicago Blackhawks
Detroit Red Wings
Taffy Abel
Chuck Gardiner
Aslie
Chicago Sextet
Herbie Lewis
Larry Aurie
Detroiters
New LaSalle
Chrysler
CEI
Michigan
Hadad Master Service, Inc
Second Avenue and
Fifth Street
Bert Payson
Terhune
Robert Friend
Niagara Falls
Allen Motor Co
Carpenter-Johnson Co
Castone Products Co
Cedar Rapids Auto Supply Co
Cedar Rapids Bottling Co
Har-Mon Beverages
Cedar Rapids Building and Loan Association
Cedar Rapids Co-Operative Dairy Co
Cedar Rapids Engineering Co
Cedar Rapids Food Products Co
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
Cedar Rapids & Marion Railway Co
Cedar Rapids Paper Box Co
Weir Rapids
Century Engineering Corp
Chandler Co
Cherry-Burrell Corp
City Fuel Co
Colonial Baking Co
Concrete Products Co
Crandic Stages, Inc
Crawford Tractor Co
Credit Guide & Adjustment Co
Sargent, Spangler& Hutchison
L. D. Dennis Derr Auto Electric Co
Evans Garment Co
J. LeRoy Farmer Canning Co
Dr. Fenton Vigortone Co
Goodrich
Silvertown, Inc
Grimm, Eliott, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll
Kaupke Coffee Co
King’s Crown Plaster Co
Lagomarcino-Grape Co
Nash-Finch Co
The
Quaker Oats Company
W. Y., Severna Co
N. Schoen
Sears, Roebuck Co
B. D. Silliman
T. M. Sinclair & Co., Ltd
Wilson & Co
Speeder Machinery Corp
Standard Glass & Paint Co
L. H. Stubbs & Co., Inc
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
J. A. du Bois
J. R. Treichler
Tait & Wagner Co
Three Minute Cereals Co
Igo Temes
Mk Twentieth -Century
Mig. Co
Universal Crusher Co., Universal Foundry Unseitig Motor Co
van Meter Co
Firestone
Voice of Firestone
N.B.C
Weaf Nationwide
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